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The colors are based off of a sunset. Roses on top were to match more with the pink but turned out more orange. Fondant with Fondant ribbon and bow and buttercream dots. First offset cake. Humid and Hot that day and had some bow issues especially with the bow on the back but made it work.
I never did get a picture of the final cake with the flowers added to it so this will have to do. This was recently after I was injured (Wedding was in December) and had to have a friend deliver it because I couldn't walk. Thanks to Costumezar because with out you there would be a bride with no cake.
Bride wanted the icing to look fluffy like waves. This was the easiest cake to ice !!! Handmade and dusted white chocolate seashells. I wasn't too fond of the "fluffy" look but it grew on me :)
Not the greatest of pictures, the florist hasn't put the flowers on yet. I am in hopes she didn't make it totally look like the Bush wedding cake..lol 1 of 2 of my official last cakes.
Had fun, this is based off of a fondant cake but is all buttercream. The butterflies are gumpaste with royal icing piping for the design and the bodies. I used a corsage pin poked through the gumpaste with the royal bodies piped on top to use as anchors to place on the side of the cake. It worked perfectly. I didn't need any mounds of icing to hold the butterflies. bottom tier grass is color mixed with vodka hand painted on to the cake.
First cake in the 4.5 mo hiatus I've had to take from my blown knee. I made the bow out of gumpaste, the ribbon and bow runners are fondant. The center piece was made from gumpaste that i used a shot glass to help mold and form a cup. I used 8mm silver beads as this was a decoration only piece and never touched the cake with 4mm white pearl beads in the center. I used royal icing as the blue and then brushed everything with dust to make it sparkle. Fondant ribbon for 1st & 2nd tier cracked all to pieces when putting the cake together so I made exec. decision and used the rose petals. All in all not a bad turn out.
My first ever castle cake. I blew out my knee this week & had a really rough time putting this together. I can't walk & am on 100% crutch use. I never realized how much I move around! 6&10in rounds yellow with creme brule icing. I used parts of the Wilton Castle kit. Fondant turrets w/cake sparkles, fondant punch flowers the rest is buttercream. Used the SPS system as customer picked up cake. I had to hot glue the turrets to the board as the dowels didn't hold and the turrets fell. Comments Welcome
Bride & Groom saw cake on the left on Charm City's(Ace of Cakes) site. The wanted it in square, with red icing and black icing. I painted the scrolls in the center gold to match her dress and airbrushed the entire cake with gold. It's not exact but I think it's pretty close. Oh and it was raining profusely that day and the event was up two elevators on the 21st floor which no one mentioned to me! Delivery was fun. Comments welcomed!
Nightmare Cake 5-7-9 rounds. Penny pinched cake- Couldn't use SPS system had to dowel, won't ever do that again what trouble I had! Design on 3rd tier was exactly from the invitation. Light yellow colored base for cake lemon grass colored dots ribbon and grass. Spice/Blueberry Icing & French Vanilla/Strawberry/Creme Brule icing. There was supposed to be a topper but no one could find it. I added a couple of left over flowers they had to the left so it wasn't so bare on the table Comments Welcomed
Sq. 6-8-10 design on cake is replica of design on bride's dress. Hand painted then piped with purple icing and ivory dragees for pearls. Real peacock feathers were used with tulle backing. 1st tier Spice/Apricot/Kahlua & Cream icing, 2nd/3rd tier Lemon/CreamCheese/Creme Brule icing. Lemon cake was dyed Dark Purple. Butter Cupcakes with purple icing. Feather topper, bride wanted "Over the Top" on this cake. I wasn't sure about it at first but am pleased with final look. Comments welcomed!
My first long trip cake. Trip was 4 hour delivery one way to the Outer Banks. Cake arrived in Perfect condition. I did ALL of the decorating on site. Shells are white chocolate dusted with a copper dust and two different gold tone dusts. I hand painted the dune grass which really completed the cake. Sand is Graham Crackers, Vanilla Wafers, 3 different shades of sanding sugar. French Vanilla Cake, Strawberry filling 1&3 tier, 2nd tier Chocolate filling. NY Cheesecake icing on all. Comments welcomed!
My first cupcake wedding. 140 cupcakes, White with 1/3 lemon filled, 1/3 strawberry filled and 1/3 with no filling, snow white buttercream. Cake on first tier is a buttercream dummy with ribbon and fresh rose petals. The daisies where yellow and white. I used a fondant/gumpaste mixture. Comments welcomed!
I did one similar to this previously in pink & black. This was for a surprise 50th birthday party. I airbrushed this with two different blues, I wish they were lighter. I then used silver shimmer and pearl shimmer on it. I had blue color EVERY WHERE. I love the airbrush but not the mess it makes! I used an impression mat for the design on the shoe. Comments welcomed!
This cake was a disaster. Had to put a hole in the top tier for a shot glass, could have used a flower pick, tier looked like a roll of toilet paper w/o the flowers! This cake nearly collapsed due to the venue not having a level floor. Love the speaker that was directly behind the cake too. Luckily the side I had to push back into place is on the back right side of the cake. I'm so glad this one is over. I never got the pearl border on each tier due to dealing with the near collapse. Comments welcome
Ok so customer's only request was that she wanted it to have light pink flip flops with bright pink thong, sand that looked like sand and the welcome baby in hop pink. I took the beachy theme and twisted it a little bit making it more beachy tropical. Very first time using my airbrush and I love it! Flip flops and towel are fondant the umbrella is one of those drink umbrella's and everything else is buttercream. Comments welcomed!!
Always a toughie is a guys birthday. I tried to keep it simple with design not much froo froo on it. I used a swirl impression mat and gold dragees. Kept it simple but I am happy with it. Comments welcomed.
The picture in the upper left is the plate my customer was using for the bridal shower. She wanted me to base the cake off of that. I hand drew all of the elements onto the cake with airbrush paint, and different luster dusts. I piped the flowers on the corner to get the same feel as what was on the plate. Then I airbrushed it with a pearl shimmer. Took a long time but I'm happy. Comments welcomed!!
Florist didn't know anything about needing flowers for the cake. Flowers were supposed to be Red & Yellow roses. We threw this together and thankfully the bride absolutely loved it! 6-10-14 using the SPS system to seperate. Hand piped dots and pearl border. Boards lined with 1/2 in satin ribbon I am very happy with this, this is only my 5th wedding cake. Comments definitely welcomed!
First time doing gumpaste Calla lilies. It was humid as all get out. Still I think for the very first time they turned out ok. I had fun with this cake. Comments welcomed!
Guy's are so difficult to decorate for!. Cust's husband has eclectic hobbies. Piano, Guitar, HP Lovecraft, Computers and a love for Virginia Tech. I did edible images of piano keys, musical notes, a guitar and Virginia Tech colors. WASC with Raspberry filling and Creme Brule icing. Comments Welcomed!
Another example of a previous cake I did. The brown is painted and sponged onto the fondant. Comments Welcomed!!!
This is a dummy that I did and used in a bridal show. All fondant, artificial flowers and green ribbon. Comments Welcomed!!
I have to thank Sandralita for her inspiration. I saw her cake and did my own version. I had a lot of fun with this cake! Boats, blue squiggle wave, air bubbles and blue curly waves at bottom and red plaque/ribbon are all fondant/gumpaste. Everything else is buttercream. Comments Welcomed!!
I posted earlier the sheet cake I did for the Leaf Foundation cake walk. This was my donation cake for the actual cake walk. A lucky family went home with this fondant bow cake. Comments Welcomed!!
I did a benefit cake walk recently which was to help the Leaf Foundation. The foundation was initiated in the hope that families would have a resource that could offer scholarships to local businesses who serve children with special needs â giving the parents support financially and offering the children a better future. Comments Welcomed!!!
I've had a couple people ask to see the picture of my most recent bridal show event that I attended. I found out this past week, that I won Best Exhibitor Booth at the show!! Comments welcomed!!
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